Recommended Materials for Plein Air Participants

For the Acrylic (traditional or open) Painter:

– French easel or box with tripod
– Paper towels
– Clean water and an empty container for dirty water. You could use water bottles.
– Brushes: #4 and #2 bright #3 and #1 round, small liner. I use synthetic/bristle blends – the liner is softer
– Paint either open or regular – Golden brand is good
– Titanium white
– Quinacridone gold
– Cadmium yellow primrose
– Cadmium yellow medium
– Cadmium red medium
– Alizarin crimson
– Quinacridone magenta
– Pthalo blue (green shade)
– Ultramarine blue
– Medium if you use it
– Pallet – You can use the one in your guerilla box – you can put down a wet paper towel and a disposable pallet sheet. Can use any sealable plastic pallet. Either with wet sponge they come with or wet paper towel and pallet paper. You don’t need the wet towel if using open acrylics.
– Small spray bottle with water.

For Both Painters:

– A cup of some sort for rinse water
– Canvas or panels
– Sunscreen
– Hat
– Chapstick
– Mosquito Spray
– Bag for trash
– Plastic clamps to attach rinse water cup and trash bag (optional)
– Small folding chair or stool is nice
– Umbrella that attaches to easel or sticks in the ground is nice
– Water to drink
– Snack
– Dress in layers (Dark colors are non-reflective and best)
– Camera

For the Oil Painter (traditional or oil):

– French easel or box with tripod
– Paper towels
– Clean water and / or turp and an empty container for dirty water. You could use water bottles or small metal container.
– Titanium White (Windsor Newton 150 ml tube)
– Lemon Yellow
– Yellow
– Cad. Yellow/orange
– Red
– Alizarin Crimson
– Ultramarine Blue
– Cerulean Blue
– Viridian
– Raw Sienna
– Yellow Ochre
– Thinner – You can use water but sometimes thinner is necessary. In small amounts, any thinner will do- Gamsol works well.
– Brush Cleaner – Add approximately 1 tablespoon of Turpenoid Natural per cup of water. Get a spill proof brush washing container. “The Masters” Brush Cleaner is for cleaning brushes at the end of the day.
– Medium – You might use synthetic Silver Brush “Ruby Satin” Brights, because they hold up better with all the exposure to water.
– Brushes – Brights (No’s. 8-12)
and a filbert (No. 8)
– A small palette knife optional
– Pallet – You can use the one in your Painting Box or other painters pallet.

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Monoprint – Defined as one of a series of reproductions of original artwork in which each print has some individual and unique differences of color, design, texture, etc., applied to the underlying common image.

Digital Painting – Paintings or drawings done by hand on a computer using software painting and drawing tools. Note: Capable of being printed more than once. Describe type of print (e.g., Ink jet print of a digital painting).

Computer-generated Representation – Illustrations generated directly by the computer from mathematical equations. Note: Capable of being printed more than once. Describe type of print (e.g., Ink jet print from computer-generated representation of a mathematical equation).

Film Photograph – A photograph taken on film. Note: Capable of being printed more than once. Describe type of print (e.g., Silver halide print from film negative, Silver halide print from film transparency, Ink jet print from film negative, etc.)

Digital Photograph – A photograph taken with a digital camera. Note: Capable of being printed more than once. Describe type of print (e.g. Ink jet print from digital image, Silver halide print from digital image, etc.)